African Folktales & Sculpture Bollingen Series XXXII 1952 1st Ed Hardcover Radin

Name: African Folktales & Sculpture Bollingen Series XXXII 1952 1st Ed Hardcover Radin
Price: 45 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Paul Radin, Elinore Marvel, James Johnson Sweeney

by Paul Radin, Elinore Marvel, James Johnson Sweeney

$45 · Offered by eBay

First edition · Signed

Up for sale is a vintage 1952 First Edition hardcover of African Folktales & Sculpture (Bollingen Series XXXII), published by Pantheon Books for the Bollingen Foundation. Folktales selected and edited by Paul Radin with collaboration from Elinore Marvel, featuring an introduction to native African sculpture by James Johnson Sweeney. A monumental anthropological and art historical survey combining 81 traditional native folktales, myths, and legends with over 160 magnificent full-page photographic plates of African sculpture and masks. Condition: - Cover: Moderate shelf wear, light edge rubbing, and age toning - Binding: Solid and tight - Pages: Clean text and photo plates; prior owner name on front endpaper Shipped securely via USPS Media Mail.

Publisher: Pantheon Books
Year: 1952
Condition: Good

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